I have this Desjardini tang for over 2 years now. The fish eat well everyday. They day before yesterday, he ate really well, chasing food and such. I came home last night to find him stuck to the powerhead. I immediately turned everything off and got him off. He began to swim sideway for a while, and began to stuck to the PH again. I moved him to the sump. I didn't see any white spot on him, no other sign of disease. He looks much thinner than the previous day, also noticed that he developed a lateral line erosion which wasn't there the day before. Other his fins being torn, there are no damage to the body. As of this morning, he is up right and moving around in the sump.
tang is breathing heavy
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I don't know what's wrong with your tang, but I will say that a healthy fish should never get stuck to a PH. Do you have a QT? It would be best to move him there for some TLC and so you can figure out what's wrong with him.
MrTuskfish
Team RC
Getting stuck to a PH can really mess up the insides of a fish. If any but a very tiny fish gets stuck to one; its a sign of a very weak fish. I have never had a fish get stuck to a PH that lived.
FWIW: I've posted this several times;the idea of a fish getting his innards damaged when stuck to a PH. Never any feedback. Can anyone reassure me on this, or tell me I'm nuts?
FWIW: I've posted this several times;the idea of a fish getting his innards damaged when stuck to a PH. Never any feedback. Can anyone reassure me on this, or tell me I'm nuts?
Mrscribbled
Team RC
I would say internal hemoraging can occur.
ilikefish34
New member
Steve - I've certainly seen were amphibians have had obvious internal damage from a PH to the point that the skin broke and the innards became outtards. I would equate it to getting a hicky from a monster.
I would consider the size and shape of the fish in regards to how close its internal organs are from the surface and the strength of the PH. A flat tang would almost certainly have internal damages whereas a decent size barrel-shaped grouper may have very little. I too have never witnessed a stuck fish to survive.
As for the OP, I would guess either water quality or some random internal organ failure. We loose young people everyday to problems that should be reserved for the elderly but it happens and I'm sure the same thing applies to other animals as well. Certainly water quality would be the place to start since it's something that can be measured and is the biggest factor for the remaining inhabitants. After that, I would just be on high alert with your other fish. I would put him into QT rather than the sump because he is more susceptible to disease and parasites in this weaken conditions. I would treat with antibiotics and internal parasites until given a reason to do otherwise. Have there been any other introductions recently?
Good Luck!
Mike
I would consider the size and shape of the fish in regards to how close its internal organs are from the surface and the strength of the PH. A flat tang would almost certainly have internal damages whereas a decent size barrel-shaped grouper may have very little. I too have never witnessed a stuck fish to survive.
As for the OP, I would guess either water quality or some random internal organ failure. We loose young people everyday to problems that should be reserved for the elderly but it happens and I'm sure the same thing applies to other animals as well. Certainly water quality would be the place to start since it's something that can be measured and is the biggest factor for the remaining inhabitants. After that, I would just be on high alert with your other fish. I would put him into QT rather than the sump because he is more susceptible to disease and parasites in this weaken conditions. I would treat with antibiotics and internal parasites until given a reason to do otherwise. Have there been any other introductions recently?
Good Luck!
Mike
My fish died yesterday. I took it out and gone through an examination to see if anything was wrong. Eyes were clear, gill looks good, no sign of ick. I have this fish for 2 years now, I rescue him from another guy which neglect his tank. So I don't really know how old he is. My wife suggest that it might be old age. I'm keeping close eyes on the other fishes in the tank. No new fish, inverts, or even corals at this point. I haven't place my hand in the tank for over a week.
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